# Detroit Rock City guitar solo > Ace Frehley's guitar solo on Detroit Rock City by Kiss (1976) starts at about 2:08. From the album Destroyer. Played on a Gibson Les Paul. Canonical URL: Kiss, 1976, from *Destroyer*. Solo by *Ace Frehley*. The harmonised, classical-leaning twin-guitar solo was a Bob Ezrin-guided departure that remains one of the most recognisable breaks in hard rock. Detroit Rock City by Kiss is #3 in our ranking of the best Kiss guitar solos. The solo is played by Ace Frehley and the song was released in 1976. ## In our lists - [The Best Kiss Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/kiss-guitar-solos/) — #3 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Detroit Rock City? Ace Frehley played the solo on Kiss's Detroit Rock City (1976). ### What guitar was used on the Detroit Rock City solo? A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)